Head-rest.



,149. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

A. J. HEAD & J. MAUKEY.

HEAD REST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24. 1905.

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Witnesses Inventors Attorn eys UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

ADONIRAM JUDSON HEAD AND JAMES MAOKEY, OF PRESCOTT, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

HEAD-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed Augus 24, 1905. Serial No. 275,616.

1'0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ADONIRAM J mason HEAD and JAMES MAoKEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Prescott, in the county of Yarapai and Territory of Arizona, have invented a new and useful Head-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to head-rests, and especially to head-rests for use upon barbers chairs and the like. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a head-rest by the use of which the head of the occupant of the chair may be turned by the operator without the necessity of touching t e head or face.

WVith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved head-rest, showing the padded member moved toone side and in normal position in outline. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the head-rest, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the segmental base-plate and antifriction-roller. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the padded member removed from the base-plate and showing the lower side.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In its preferred embodiment the improved head-rest, which forms the subjectmatter of this application, comprises a segmental baseplate 10, having a socket member 11 secured thereto adjacent its center and in an inclined position, as shown more especially at Fig. 2, and adapted to fit and be secured upon the usual standard 12, carrying the rack 13. The segmental plate lOis also provided with a slot 14 throughout the greater part of its circumferential length and adjacent one side and having at one end an enlargement or opening 15. Intermediate its ends the plate 10 is provided with a transverse groove 16, in which is mounted a roller 17, and retained therein in any approved manner, as by the spring-clip 18, bearing in the peripheral groove 19, formed in the roller.

WVithin the concave side of the plate 10 is mounted the padded member, designated as a whole by the numeral 20 and having a rigid convex base 21 conforming substantially to the concavity of the plate 10 and provided with wear-strips 22, disposed for contact with the roller 17. The convex rigid base carries adjacent one side a pin 23, proportioned to move easily in slot 14 and having a head 24, in size too large to pass through the slot, but capable of passing through the opening 15.

The head-rest member is padded in the usual manner by use of the fibrous material 25 and covered with any approved fabric 26. For convenience in moving the head-rest a handle or knob 27 is secured to the rearward edge adjacent one side. With the head of the occupant of the chair resting upon the padded member it may be turned in either direction by grasping the knob 27 and moving the padded member through any desired part of the are within its limit of movement. By moving the padded member to one extreme the head 24 of pin 23 may be withdrawn through opening 15 and the padded member conveniently and thoroughly cleaned and readily replaced.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. The combination with a grooved segmental base-plate; of a head-rest member movably mounted thereon, a roller interposed between the member and plate and seated in the groove and a slidable detachable connection between the plate and memher.

2. The combination with a grooved segmental base-plate having a slot therein, and a roller within the groove; of a head-rest member mounted upon the base-plate, wearstrips on the member and bearing on the roller, and a connecting device upon said member and slidably and detachably mounted in the slot.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto a'lIiXed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

'ADONIRAM JUDSON HEAD. JAMES MACKEY. Vitnesses:

T. J. KENNEDY, WVM. N. KELLY. I i 

